Nabihah has completed research and projects in various engineering disciplines since she was 13 years old. From researching tuberculosis and SARS-Cov-2 in her free time to building model rockets, Nabihah enjoys engineering as a hobby. Explore her projects below.
The current curative treatment for Tuberculosis ranges from six to nine months of chemotherapy and drugs. The purpose of this investigation is to use bioinformatics tools to find a quick solution to this issue by curating a drug target for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis to exponentially reduce cases.
How can a drug target be obtained for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) with the tools of bioinformatics to isolate a protein without side effects in humans? The focus of this investigation is to isolate a protein, by using bioinformatic tools, that is specific to SARS-CoV-2 while not found in humans.
The current curative treatment for Tuberculosis ranges from six to nine months of chemotherapy and drugs. The purpose of this investigation is to use bioinformatics tools to find a quick solution to this issue by curating a drug target for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis to exponentially reduce cases.
Every summer Nabihah trained students in biochemistry and bioinformatics. The core goals of this program were learning the ropes of scientific research, creating an Evolutionary Tree and finding the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), learning teamwork and leadership, and gaining experience in public speaking.
RICOH Sustainable Development Award
Invitation to STANYS Science Congress State Fair Representing Western New York
Gold Medal at the Western New York Science and Engineering Fair
Buffalo Museum of Science Dr.Robert Genco Memorial Award
Erie County Department of Health Public Health-Science Project Award